The August Challenge

[Lucky]

For some time now this site has allowed us to bitch about things that bother us elsewhere on the internet, but bitching can only get you so far. We have heard the criticism that some of us only drop in now and then, when it suits our purposes. And it's true, we often come and go.

One criticism of MER is that threads die too soon, and that it is hard to get and keep a conversation going. So, my August Challenge is for a group to commit to sticking with the site all through August, trying to keep those conversations going, but of course also to start some. You may not be able to stop in everyday, but the commitment will be to the best you can to do that, and don't just drop in, but drop a post to keep the ball rolling.

Now, I wouldn't have issued this challenge if I didn't think some folks would accept it, so don't leave me with my balls hanging, okay? Take the challenge and have some fun. Remember, no bitching!

[Guest FourAces]

Lucky,

Count me in and I promise not a negative phrase will be typed by my fingers. I will even begin the challenge two days early!

[Guest lurkerspeaks]

I too, am UP for the challenge.. I will try to contribute some more visual posts to help others be UP for it as well...

[lookin]

[TampaYankee]

lookin,

Where do you get your treasure trove of graphics. You manage to come up with the greatest, weirdest, most appropo, or avante gard graphics imaginable -- and you do it at will. I stand in awe of your library and its organization, to have it so available at your finger tips.

[BiBottomBoy]

Count me in!

[Guest NYTomcat]

Well Im here Now I might as well join in the fun

But we really need to get some escort involvement as well. They do so add to the conversation on an escort site Lets see what we can do in that regard.

My favorite line ever lookin:

If you have nothin nice to say.... come sit next to me.

[Guest FourAces]

Well Im here Now I might as well join in the fun

But we really need to get some escort involvement as well. They do so add to the conversation on an escort site Lets see what we can do in that regard.

There are a few escorts that post here once in a while. I know recently Greg does and Anton have. I'm sure they and other escorts would begin posting here more often if the activity level does pick up. After all they want to be where the business is

[MsGuy]

so don't leave me with my balls hanging, okay?

Well, if you're absolutely sure about that...

[Buddy2]

Great idea, Lucky. Count me in as well.

[Guest chuck50]

Im in as well HUGS

[AdamSmith]

If you have nothin nice to say.... come sit next to me.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth's best line of all, no question!

My favorite quip by her, doubtless on account of personal relevance:

"The secret of eternal youth is arrested development."

...and a close second:

"I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches."

[Guest StuCotts]

...so don't leave me with my balls hanging, okay?

That alone should be incentive enough to loosen many a typing finger!

[Lucky]

Well, guys, this is a pretty good response, and shows a good commitment to getting the message center thriving with conversations. So, August begins on Sunday and I will look forward to all of the posts!

[lookin]

Setting aside, for the moment, frottage, AdamSmith must be rubbing off on me. I recall the word "august" also meaning "marked by majestic dignity or grandeur". Which conjures up a slightly skewed take on The August Challenge, and one not entirely out of place in Lucky's lordly thread.

Make a remark,

it's ridiculous to leave all the

conversation to the pudding!

[AdamSmith]

I recall the word "august" also meaning "marked by majestic dignity or grandeur".

I was just now thinking the same thing. It put me in mind of my post back when (please see this not as button-buffing; given the content, how could it be?)...

http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1672-credences-of-summer/

[lookin]

I think you raise a good question, TampaYankee, and it's one I've been giving some thought to. We all know the old saw about a picture being worth a thousand words. Not only does a picture cover the same ground as a thousand words, but it does so in a fraction of a second and makes the point almost instantly.

In years past though, it wasn't easy to find a copy of a picture that did the job, and it wasn't easy to insert a picture in, say, a typed memo or handwritten letter. Today, with billions of pictures available on the internet, as well as electronic communication that makes inserting a picture almost as easy as inserting an exclamation point, pictures are nearly as available as words are. And I think the way we communicate will continue to move in the direction of using more pictures and fewer words.

It's always been a challenge to find the right words to say what I want to say, and now it's a challenge to find the right pictures to say what I want to say, and then to find the right balance between words and pictures. An electronic forum like this one is a perfect place to practice, and I appreciate the indulgence of others while trying.

[lookin]

I was just now thinking the same thing. It put me in mind of my post back when (please see this not as button-buffing; given the content, how could it be?)...

http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1672-credences-of-summer/

Good gosh, AdamSmith, I had forgotten how much great stuff you posted and how much I learned from trying to flop along behing you and Stu Cotts and other esteemed contributors!

With August just around the corner and not as much posting time as I'd like, I wonder if it would be OK with Lucky to pull up some favorite posts from years past - others' mostly and maybe one or two of mine own - for a fresh airing? Would it bore the regulars more than it would entertain the new bees?

A Best of AdamSmith would be sublime!

Not to mention Lucky's Greatest Hits and the Portable StuCotts.

What say you Lucky? I've got one on Priapus I'm dying to resurrect!

[Guest FourAces]

*bump*

Come on guys, lurkers, newbies you have a few more days left to join the August Challenge. Don't miss an opportunity of a lifetime

[Guest restless]

Just started on here after lurking for a while. I'm up for the challenge. Trying to get MER into my daily Internet dose routine - hope to be on more and more.

[Guest StuCotts]

I was just now thinking the same thing. It put me in mind of my post back when (please see this not as button-buffing; given the content, how could it be?)...

http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1672-credences-of-summer/

Egad! So much for them snows of yesteryear, which without this reminder I wouldn't have remembered with a month's effort. As for returning to that level with my flagging meninges....?

Lookin's idea of revisiting some past threads sounds good. What's that about Priapus?

[Lucky]

I have no problem with bringing back greatest hits threads, but a) how do you determine that it was a great hit, and how do we avoid just posting those instead of new and challenging threads that will get the August Challenge off to a good start...and hopefully bring new members into the discussions?

[AdamSmith]

I have no problem with bringing back greatest hits threads, but a) how do you determine that it was a great hit, and how do we avoid just posting those instead of new and challenging threads

For us of weakening mind, you are taking away a great crutch.

In conversation, I more and more find myself repeating what I have already said to the same person a dozen times before. Theme and, hopefully, variations.

But I will do my best to do better here than I can in face-to-face interactions.

[Guest Roman]

My favorite line ever lookin:

If you have nothin nice to say.... come sit next to me.

HEY NOW! You took that line from me you sneaky devil you! No more cat nip for you!

[Lucky]

So, Romann, does your presence in this thread indicate that you have accepted the August Challenge?